Another Abandoned Inboard

Guys,
There is yet another abandoned ski boat at my local marina. Here are some pics. What kind of boat is this? I don't think it's a CC. Any ideas? Should I bother trying to save it?
It looks like a very pretty hull, but there is grass growing out of a crack in the floor. It has no markings on it that I can find. I know the name of the original owner and can probably track him down. He brought the boat to the marina and left it in the parking lot, but never told them what to do with it. Probably has about $600 in debt to the marina right now and doesn't seem interested in the boat. Could be an easy acquisition.

Chris,

Get the serial number off the starboard transom. The first three letters should be a unique code assigned to the manufacturer. BKH

There is NOTHING on the starboard transom, so far as I can tell.

If that boat has rabies, somebody bite me. It's really clean, except for the fact that it's no longer being taken care of.

Stray animals sometimes make great pets. I got my 74 Mustang by tracking down the owner (based on just his last name). It was abandoned in the local marina. He gave me the t*tle in exchange for me settling his $5000 debt with the marina. They settled for $750. I gave the boat a tune-up and some new hoses and was able to put it on the water within a month. Check out the "SS Mini Update" thread for the long version of the story.

Don't be afraid of rabies! The sad truth is that even "traditional" boat purchases end up having problems the PO didn't tell the truth about.

I know the owner's name, but I can't find the guy. I've called every one with his name in Indianapolis and the north suburbs near the marina with no luck. I need a lucky break.

Interesting... The boat has a Windshield wiper on the drivers side.

I agree with Jeff - looks like an old Ski Supreme.

If you can pick it up cheap maybe you could turn it around and sell it. You might make a couple of bucks to help pay for your CC restoration.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a Baha either. Upholstery looks first class.

Appears to be in very good condition. Has a slight power slot in the bottom of stern. Also looks like it may have 4" exhaust (that would be consistant with Baha's mind set for performance detail.

here is a 1990 baha at boat trader. looks sortof like the boat in question.

Abandoned vehicles can be purshased without the owner transferring t*tle. The process is called a lien sale. There is some legal paperwork to be filed, and you must post a notice in the paper notifying the public of the intent to lien sale. The exact procedure, timeframes, etc. should be available from the DMV. Usually, the person purchasing through lien sale will have to pay off the debt owed the storage yard. You can also try and track down the owner. Usually if they've abandoned the asset, they will be willing to give you the t*tle if you square up with the storage yard. BKH             

dchris is in Indy not too far from Ky. One more shot is a Brandt ski boat. They were made in Ky I think for a short time. It could be one of those. They had pretty nice interior, but cheaper looking dashes like this one.

Cash in hand generally makes people more reasonable; tell them you are a new scarp yard business.

It's occurred to me that the boat might be stolen.

The marina doesn't do lien sales as a general rule. They don't want to hassle with the paperwork. Destroying the hull is also what they do as a general rule. I've seen them do that with 30 foot boats, but first they've sat around in the boat yard for 5+ years. At any rate, the "no lien sales boat choppers" don't have anything to do with this specific boat - that's their approach to ALL abandoned boats.

The only reason they didn't chop up my boat (before it was mine) is because it is such a cool boat. This boat has only been in the yard for a year. I noticed it the day it showed up - the owner dropped it off, told the marina he would call them about what he wanted done, then disappeared.

I'd love to open up the doghouse and check out the boat, but I'm a little uncomfortable doing that since the Marina renta-cop will come ask me what I'm doing. "Snooping" isn't really a good answer.

I am a lawyer here in Florida and I represent many marinas. It's quite easy to get t*tle to a boat if you have a written storage contract that complies with Florida law. I'd be more than happy to let anyone know how to "crash" a t*tle to a boat the has been left to the elements. If you have a work order for any repairs, it's a similar path.

if you do get boat and scrap it out i could use the interior for my 1970 correct craft swinger project?look to be in good condition,

if the marina doesn't have anything written on it, maybe the trailer and boat could just roll itself to your place one night? they tend to do that sometimes.